At the end of a thrilling week of tennis, the results for the 2012 PwC Cayman Open Tennis Tournament are in.
In the Men’s Open, the first and third seeds, Mica Koll and Alex Leonard met each other in the final after knocking out fourth seeded Nikhil Jha and second seed Rob Weins respectively. Koll’s athleticism shine in defeating Leonard 6-3, 7-5 for his first title of the year.
Cayman Islands Tennis Club assistant pro Robert Hale and Adam Bayley defeated two island pros in Jon Crossan and Mica Koll, in an entertaining three-set match to claim the Men’s Open Doubles title. The final score was 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
In the Men’s 50’s Singles final, Frank Pagelsdorf of Germany beat one of the top club members in Steve Theaker 6-5, 7-5 in a tough final that could have been pushed to three sets.
Marian Goodall claimed the Women’s Singles title for her first Open title with a victory over Anne Todd 6-2, 6-1. Two younger members of the club, Sian Harrison and Fluer Vagniez, faced two experienced competitors, Maria Alberga and Patricia Calder for the Women’s Doubles crown. Harrison and Vagniez won 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. However, Vagniez got a taste of her own medicine when she teamed up with Rob Weins in the Mixed doubles. They faced Adam Bayley and his partner Anna-Lisa Hawkes in the final where Bayley and Hawkes were able to take their first title in a tough two set match 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).
The success of the open, which is organized by the tennis club, is largely due to the support of local sponsor PwC. This is the sixth year that PwC has been involved in this event.
“Without PwC the tournament would not be as successful as it is!” says club manager Rob Seward.
The PwC Men’s Invitational Championships is currently taking place at the CI Tennis Club 31 January to 4 February. Marcio Torres, last year’s champion, has confirmed his entry of the tournament. There will also be Davis Cup players from Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Barbados and South America coming down to make this possibly the most competitive tennis tournament Cayman has ever had. Also, Scotia Bank sponsored a fantastic junior clinic on Saturday, 28 January at The Cayman Islands Tennis Club that was taught by the visiting pros. The clinic was enjoyed by all the kids, who gained insight from the tennis stars.
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